Stephen Morin

Stephen Morin

1982 mugshot
Born February 19, 1951
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Died March 13, 1985(1985-03-13) (aged 34)
Texas
Cause of death Lethal injection
Criminal penalty Death
Conviction(s) Murder
Killings
Victims 3 (48 suspected)
Span of killings
 November, 1969–December 11, 1981[1]
Country United States
State(s) Texas, Colorado
Date apprehended
 December 12, 1981[1]

Stephen Peter Morin (February 19, 1951 – March 13, 1985) was an American serial killer executed by lethal injection by the state of Texas.

Morin withdrew all appeals after pleading guilty to the 1981 capital murder of Carrie Marie Scott. Morin was later convicted of the killings of Janna Bruce in Corpus Christi, Texas, Cheryl Ann Daniel in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Shelia Whalen in Golden, Colorado. Morin said he never intended to kill Scott and pleaded with her to leave him alone but then he said something came over him and the gun went off.

Because of Morin's history of drug abuse, the execution technicians were forced to probe both of Morin's arms and one of his legs with needles for nearly 45 minutes before they found a suitable vein.[2] Morin was pronounced dead at 12:55 a.m. on March 13, 1985 by lethal injection, becoming the sixth man to be executed by lethal injection, in Texas since the state began using lethal injections in 1982.[3] He was a suspect in over 30 unsolved violent crimes across the country.[4]

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  1. 1 2 "Jury being picked for trial of suspected serial killer". The Deseret News. Associated Press. July 11, 1984. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "MURDERER OF THREE WOMEN IS EXECUTED IN TEXAS". The New York Times. Associated Press. March 14, 1985. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "TEXAS EXECUTES DRIFTER WHO KILLED THREE WOMEN". The New York TImes. United Press International. March 13, 1985. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  4. ↑ Clarke, Chris (April 14, 2005). "Stephen Morin: How I unwittingly helped a serial killer". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 April 2014.

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